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WAEC Government 1993 Question 3

Question 3

Citizenship, Rights and Duties

The rights of the individual are the

  1. A.demands he can make on the state.
  2. B.claims he can make against others.
  3. C.claims the law allows him to make against the state.
  4. D.claims those in government are willing to entertain.
  5. E.essentials he requires for a successful living.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: C (claims the law allows him to make against the state.)

Explanation

Rights are claims that the law recognises and protects. A demand that the law does not back is not a right, so rights are the claims the law allows a person to make against the state.